The Charlotte Jewish News - November 2013 - Page 11
Together We Can
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The Levine-Sklut Judaic Li
brary and Resource Center is al
ready a vibrant hub of Jewish
learning for the Charlotte com
munity.
Your support helps continue
the success story.
Thank you.
To donate online please visit
www.lsjl.org. ^
The Florence Melton School
of Adult Jewish Learning
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Charlotte has started its 2013-
2014 academic year with great
success. Our enrollment is at a
record high. Our new and return
ing students have given big
thumbs up and many accolades to
our faculty and curriculum. While
we are now into our second
month of classes, we can make
room for one or two more....so
what are you waiting for? For
more information, contact Holly
Gainsboro, Melton Program Co
ordinator at hgainsboro@shalom-
charlotte.org or 704-944-6740.^
Jewish Family Services
Who is JFS?
A family helping families.
If you’ve seen the signs around
Shalom Park promoting the Fam
ily to Family campaign of Jewish
Family Services, maybe you’ve
wondered where the money goes
and how many families are helped
during this annual fundraising ef
fort. Of maybe you’ve heard of
JFS, but aren’t exactly sure of
what it does or whom it serves.
Founded in 1980, JFS has
evolved from an agency serving
Jewish Russian immigrants, sen
iors, and the financially needy to
one that provides a full range of
professional, licensed counseling,
and social service assistance to the
entire Greater Charlotte commu
nity.
Today, Jewish Family Services
collaborates with every Jewish
agency in our community, as well
as many agencies throughout
Charlotte. While JFS program
ming and services have grown
and changed over time, the
agency’s core mission is still to
strengthen and empower individ
uals and families through profes
sional counseling, programs, and
services inspired by Jewish val
ues.
Each year, JFS launches our
“Family to Family” annual
fundraiser. The campaign is
named for recognizing that we
have become more than friends
with our community; we have be
come family. Family is the core of
JFS. As our slogan says, we are
“the heart of our community.” But
more than that, family is the heart
of JFS.
JFS plays an integral part in the
lives of countless families in the
Charlotte area. From therapeutic
groups for children experiencing
social issues, to counseling for the
young adult starting out on a life
of independence, to parenting
classes and workshops for fami
lies, to providing connections be
tween senior adults and their
out-of-town family members,
JFS’ positive and pervasive im
pact can be felt everywhere. In
order to meet the diverse needs of
our growing community and re
spond to changing economic con
ditions, Jewish Family Services
has continued to expand our pro
grams and services.
Naturally it takes significant
support to ensure that such a valu
able resource continues to be
available to the community. Fund
ing for JFS comes from three pri
mary sources: allocations from
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte and program grants;
client fees and insurance reim
bursements; and contributions
from our donors. Of these
sources, over half of our $750,000
budget is funded directly from
contributions from our generous
donors.
Donations to our annual cam
paign are used to set the budget
for the next fiscal year, dictating
the programs and services we are
able to offer to the community.
The generosity of our community
makes it possible for Jewish Fam
ily Services to meet the growing
numbers of those who seek our
help.
Be Part of the Family
Your tax-deductible gift to the
2013 Family to Family annual
campaign gives you and your
family the opportunity to join JFS
in ensuring stability, dignity and
compassion to all members of our
community for generations to
come.
Your pledge will help people
help themselves. Your gift will
counsel the children who are
watching their parents divorce; it
will pay the utility bill for the
young couple who lost their jobs;
it will provide companionship for
homebound adults; it will secure
Shabbat services for those in as
sisted living.
And it will allow this important
work to continue into the future.
The JFS Family to Family An
nual Campaign positions us to
take care of each other — to repair
the community we live in — for
another generation. Please make
your donation today and be part of
the JFS family.
Thank You to Our August Vol
unteers
JFS Matters of the Heart Vol
unteers (friendly visits with sen
iors, friendly phone calls to
seniors, delivery/ errands driver,
meal delivery, food pantry
helpers, lead or help with Shabbat
services, pro bono professional
services): Bob Abroms, Ben
Aizenman, Myra Diuguid, Sheryl
Effren, Rob Friedman, Gail
Halverson, Leigh Jacobson, Peter
and Rachael Levine, Frada
Mozenter, Leah Naliboff, Jenny
Rosenthal, Bill Schwartz, Amalia
Warshenbrot.
JFS Behind the Scenes Vol
unteers (meal preparation, assem
ble mitzvah baskets, Panera Bread
pick-up, office help, board mem
bers): Nancy Bernstein, Rob
Friedman, Leigh Jacobson, He
lene Rosen, Janice Shubin, Jeff
Strauch. Charlotte Hadassah
Cooks: Barbara Abrams, Susan
Aizenman, Sharon Cavanaugh,
June Hirschman, Patricia John
son, Judy Kaufmann, Penny
Krieger, Joyce Stoll, Nancy Tar-
bis, Joy Warner, and Susan Ziker.
Holidays & Special Event
Volunteers Special thanks to
Charlotte Jewish Day School stu
dents and families for doing an
“apple drive” for our Rosh
Hashanah bags. A special thank-
you to the women of the Moishe
House Charlotte, who donated
their time and made challahs and
apple spice muffins for our Rosh
Hashanah bags. An additional
thank-you to Hadassah for mak
ing L’Shana Tovah treats for our
clients.
We are especially thankful to
the following organizations and
their members for your recent
food drives. Your generosity will
enable Jewish Family Services to
continue to provide a variety of
quality foods and other household
necessities to the members of our
community throughout the year:
Charlotte Jewish Day School,
Levine Jewish Community Center
Members, Temple Beth El Mem
bers, Temple Israel Members. ^
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